Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Mahbub is a lecturer of educational research in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University. As a core member of Monash Centre for Scholarship in Health Education (MCSHE), his mission is to improve the quality of health profession education through scholarship. Prior to that, he pursued his post-doctoral research in the Faculty of Science at Monash and School of Education at Deakin University.
Mahbub completed his PhD in Science Education from the Faculty of Education at Monash University in 2012. In his doctoral thesis, he explored science teachers’ perspectives, practices and challenges in regards to the promotion of scientific literacy. He has experience in both quantitative and qualitative research methods, as well as research design and project management of large studies. He has researched a range of STEM education issues from early years to undergraduate levels that include improving the quality of science curricula and teaching to increase student engagement, understanding the development of scientific and environmental literacy with students, and promoting undergraduate science students’ employability skills.
Prior to moving to Australia in 2008, Mahbub was a lecturer at Northern University and an educational researcher at BRAC University in Bangladesh. He holds a Master of Education and a Bachelor of Education (Honours)—both were completed in the Institute of Education and Research at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Research interests
- Graduate employability
- Preparedness for practice in medical and health professions
- Developing/improving generic/transferable skills
- Professional learning in health professions
- Improving the quality of science teaching to increase student engagement
- Promoting scientific literacy
- Promoting environmental literacy
- Promoting health literacy
Research area keywords
- Educational Research
- Graduate Employability
- Health Professions Educational Research
- Science Teaching and Learning
- Science Education
- Health Education
- Medical Education
- Preparedness for practice
Projects
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STEMMing Effective Study Strategies
Yuriev, E., Larson, I., Vu, T., Sarkar, M., Kyne, S., Danczak, S., Li, J. & Butler, M.
1/01/20 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Curriculum design for graduate employability: an evidence-based approach
Howard, B., Czech, D., Sarkar, M. & Ilic, D.
Monash University – Internal University Contribution
1/09/19 → 31/08/20
Project: Research
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ACDC: Defining and assessing the utility of assessment categories in health professional education
Ilic, D., Diug, B., Maloney, S., Mundy, M., Davis, E., Gibson, S., Sarkar, M., Mckenzie, S., Mak, V. & Darcy, R.
Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution
1/04/19 → 31/03/20
Project: Research
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Perspectives of generic skills among students of health professions and sciences
Sarkar, M., Ilic, D. & Gibson, S.
Monash University – Internal University Contribution
1/09/18 → 31/08/19
Project: Research
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Implementation of faculty evaluation strategy: Impact and outcomes of Monash University health science and health profession courses using Contribution Analysis
Palermo, C., Ilic, D., Diug, B., Morphet, J., Kumar, A., Lindley, J., Wee Ming, L., Brooks, I., Wright, C., Simmons, M., Powell, A., Bonham, M., Volders, E., Brock, T., White, P. & Sarkar, M.
Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution
1/04/18 → 31/03/19
Project: Research
Research output
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Academics’ perspectives of the teaching and development of generic employability skills in science curricula
Sarkar, M., Overton, T., Thompson, C. D. & Rayner, G., 23 Feb 2020, In : Higher Education Research & Development. 39, 2, p. 346-361 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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How do students of health sciences perceive generic skills?
Sarkar, M., Gibson, S., Karim, M. N. & Ilic, D., 2020, p. 71. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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An exploration of the use of contribution analysis to evaluate health sciences and health professional courses
Choi, T., Volders, E., Sarkar, M. & Palermo, C. E., 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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An exploration of the use of contribution analysis to evaluate health sciences and health professional courses
Choi, T., Sarkar, M., Ilic, D., Diug, B., Morphet, J., Brooks, I., Kumar, A., Lindley, J., Wright, C., Simmons, M., Powell, A., Bonham, M., Volders, E., Brock, T., White, P., Wee Ming, L. & Palermo, C. E., 2019, p. 108. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Evaluating the impact of supervision training for health and human services workers in Victoria: translating education into practice?
Edouard, V., Lee, S., Lindley, J., Palermo, C. E., Ward, B., Waller, S., Christison, S., Colvin, J., Sutton, K. & Sarkar, M., 2019, p. 81-81. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
Open AccessFile
Prizes
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International Science Education Conference Travel and Writing Grant
Sarkar, Mahbub (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Monash Education Research Community's Publication Award
Sarkar, Mahbub (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Monash Graduate Scholarship
Sarkar, Mahbub (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Monash International Postgraduate Research Scholarship
Sarkar, Mahbub (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Postgraduate Publication Award
Sarkar, Mahbub (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions (Journal)
Mahbub Sarkar (Peer reviewer)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Bulletin of Education and Research (Journal)
Mahbub Sarkar (Peer reviewer)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Advances in Health Sciences Education (Journal)
Mahbub Sarkar (Peer reviewer)
2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Globalisation, Societies and Education (Journal)
Mahbub Sarkar (Peer reviewer)
2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education (Journal)
Mahbub Sarkar (Peer reviewer)
2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility